In their history, Minnesota has only won more games in a season twice in 1903 and 1904. 15 Best College Football Coaches of All Time Has been the primary recruiter on five Virginia Tech 2022 commits, including four-star running back Ramon Brown and four-star cornerback Cam Johnson. Has been the lead recruiter on six on the 18 players that FSU has committed in its 2022 recruiting class, including four four-star recruits. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $700,000 4. Emmett Jones, Texas Tech -- $450,000+18. Red Blaik won 77% of his games as the head coach of Army during an 18-year stint that coincided with Army pulling in the best football players in the country because of war efforts. Darrin Chiaverini, Colorado -- $400,000 7. 51 nationally in pass defense the year before his arrival (212.4 yards per game) to No. Their rushing efficiency stands out for a program like this theyre 14th in the Power Five in EPA per rush over the last three seasons, a mightily impressive figure. Even with Fisher serving as offensive coordinator, the team stumbled to three seven-win finishes in the last four years of the Bowden era. Was contacted about an FBS special teams coordinator job this past cycle but opted to stay at James Madison. Joined Charles Huffs first Marshall staff after initially planning to return to UT-Martin as the programs co-coordinator and secondary coach. Tettleton, a former record-setting quarterback at Ohio (2009-13) and the son of former major league catcher Mickey Tettleton, was hired as the Bobcats running backs coach in late July. 1 in the Pac-12 last season (184.9 yards per game). After a 9-4 2008 season, Bill Cubits Broncos fell to 22-27 over the next four years. Also is a respected special teams coordinator. 8 College Football Coaches Who Changed the Game - HISTORY Helped Houston go from No. He had 191 catches for 3,379 yards and 31 touchdowns in his four-year career. Powledges 2019 Louisiana special teams crew also ranked first in the Sun Belt in kickoff-return defense and net punting. Under Woodson at Auburn, Noah Igbinoghene developed into a first-round pick at cornerback after. Is the eldest son of Louisiana Tech coach Skip Holtz, who also has been a head coach at UConn (1994-98), East Carolina (2005-09) and USF (2010-12). Now hes revamped the Texas A&M program, going 26-10 in three seasons and coming off a 9-1 season with huge aspirations for a national title hunt in 2021. A former West Virginia and Florida A&M quarterback, he won the Doug Williams National Offensive Player of the Year award as a senior at Florida A&M in 1999. Bryan McClendon, Georgia -- $700,000+4. Was a leader in the recruitment of recent LSU tight end commit Mason Taylor, the son of former NFL star Jason Taylor. That's largely due to the return of Jaxon Smith-Njigba,. Just as importantly if not more Army had lost a record 12 straight to eternal rival Navy before Monken arrived. Under Gideon, Houston ranked No. As the Mustangs running backs coach, Samples has aided in the progression of players such as Ulysses Bentley and Tyler Lavine. Nate Scheelhassee, Iowa State -- $500,000+14. #625 of 880. Transfer Portal 2023 Rankings: Wide Receivers. Was contacted by Boise State about a job with a bigger title this past coaching cycle. There are a whole lot of top teams that could've used some wide receiver help through the transfer portal last year - looking your way, Alabama . Before Oregon, Chance was part of Minnesota improving from No. Assuming 2020 was just a blip and not the beginning of a downward trend, Franklin has proven himself to be one of the top coaches in college football. 12). Already has worked in a few Power 5 conferences and has coordinator experience at the FCS level (Southern Utah). Is the right-hand man for highly regarded Mississippi State coordinator Zach Arnett. Is a former Sooners player (2000-01) and the younger brother of Arkansas defensive coordinator Barry Odom. Led the way for BCs 2021 class that was the Eagles top-ranked group in the modern recruiting era. Behind Greggs line, the Flames ran for a school-record 2,776 yards in 2020 and ranked No. Helped BCs defense improve by an average of 71 yards per game against conference opponents in 2020 (from 494 yards per game under the previous staff in 2019 to 422.8 yards per game last season). CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: collegefootball | pageType: stories | Serves as Oklahomas associate head coach of offense in addition to being the Sooners tight ends and H-backs coach. In 2019, Pro Football Focus two highest-graded safeties were from Gonzales group Moehrig and ArDarius Washington. Worked at West Georgia with three other current Flames coaches (defensive coordinator Scott Symons, defensive line coach Josh Aldridge and cornerbacks coach Rickey Hunley). 2 overall player in the On3 2022 rankings. Kodi Burns, Auburn -- $350,000 10. After a slow 4-8 start in his first year, Fickell is now 31-6 in the last three seasons, rivaling Brian Kellys 33-6 three-year stretch. Was a three-year starting QB at Tulsa and was the 2010 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year with Chad Morris as his coordinator. In 2017, The Chanticleers ranked 71st in the FBS in EPA per play. Assisted with Ohio States running backs and tight ends for three seasons in his role as a Buckeyes graduate assistant from 2017-19. Charlie Fisher, Arizona State -- $400,000 9. Charlie Fisher, Arizona State -- $400,000 9. The highest-paid quarterbacks coaches in college football -- 2021 Continues to be regarded as one of the nations top recruiters. 2023 On3 Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Meanwhile, Joseph -- part of the fired staff at LSU -- got a 2-year deal at Nebraska, making him the second-highest paid member of Scott Frost's staff at $600,000 per year. During his oneyear as the Tornadoes coach, Harris led the team to a 14-0 record, a state title, a No. 4 in NAIA in scoring, total offense and passing offense. Also received interest for multiple NFL job openings. Hicks, who committed to the Buckeyes in May. Coaches consistently have mentioned him the past couple years as someone they expect to be a head coach and a good one at some point in the not-too-distant future. Holt was a great receiver for the Wolfpack. The Top 25 Head Coaches in College Football History Lonnie Galloway, North Carolina -- $440,000+19. Ranking the top 25 Power Five college football coaches entering the Bryan McClendon, Georgia -- $700,000+ 4. "In life I would never advise anyone to be where they are not wanted," he sent in a text to his players on his way to Coral Gables. In 2019, Bowman helped Austin Peay win its first Ohio Valley Conference title since 1977. Has coached so well since arriving at West Point in 2014, he has passed 2 other . -- Nate Scheelhasse coaches Iowa State's running backs and wide receivers. His move to rival Oregon was profitable for him and for his replacement, JaMarcus Shepard. Whittingham has won 67% of his games in his 17 years as head coach for a program that was invisible for most of its history. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $800,000*3. As a player, Wright was an All-American defensive lineman at Texas and was one of the leaders of the Longhorns 2005 national championship team. Northwestern is not a historically good football program. Previously worked under Grinch at Washington State. 1. Regarded as one of the best recruiters in the country. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports. Based on that feedback, here are 50 coaches (including a few support staffers) you need to know entering the 2021 season. He is repeatedly hitting home runs on the recruiting front and is breeding high-upside players into elite-level route-runners. Hartline was the only non-coordinator among the 15 semifinalists for the 2020 Broyles Award, which is presented annually to the nations top assistant. Was brought to Ohio State by former Buckeyes and current Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer, who remains high on Bailey. He was Auburns recruiting coordinator in 2019 in addition to being the Tigers secondary coach. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $675,0005. The highest-paid wide receivers coaches in college football: 2022 Under Merritt, James Madison running back Percy Agyei-Obese was a first-team all-conference selection each of the past two seasons. Is a highly respected and connected figure in south Florida. Has coached 11 All-American offensive linemen throughout his career. Has been one of the lead recruiters on eight top-50 overall recruits that Ohio State has landed in its past three classes, including two quarterbacks and three five-star wide receivers. Worked under current Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule at Baylor and Temple. Anyone who saw him play at N.C. State knew the Rams and the Greatest Show on Turf got something special. -- Coordinators (or co-coordinators) not included in this list (because they're coordinators or co-coordinators): Clemson's Jeff Scott ($1 million), Michigan's Josh Gattis ($900,000), Nebraska's Troy Walters ($700,000), South Carolina's Bryan McClendon ($675,000), Mississippi State's Luke Getsy ($600,000), Florida's Billy Gonzales ($577,000) and NC State's George McDonald ($368,000). Texas A&M ranked No. Charges dropped against Georgia WR Rara Thomas, UCLA, Kelly agree to extension through 2027, Four Pac-12 programs renew contact with Big 12, NCAA committee approves new college football rules, Saban sounds off on proposed permanent opponents. One could assume that Riley is just continuing the tradition of excellence left by Bob Stoops, but the Sooners experienced a big dip in offensive output in the mid-2010s. A 2004 second-round pick of the Carolina Panthers. Will be coaching star QB Dillon Gabriel, who has thrown for 7,223 yards and 61 touchdowns in his first two seasons with the Knights. Was looked at by Kentucky for its secondary coach opening this offseason. Ohio State wide receivers coach Brian Hartline has established himself as one of the best assistants in all of college football over the past few years. Division III Wisconsin-Whitewater was already somewhat of a national power at that level when Leipold took over the team in 2007, but his 109-6 record with the team is still truly remarkable. In his first season as Washingtons defensive backs coach, Harris was part of the Huskies improving from No. Imagine a world in which Kirby Smart is a two-time national champion, one where his team did not blow a 10-point lead to Alabama in the fourth quarter of the 2018 championship game and then a 14-point third-quarter lead in the SEC Championship the following year. When Buffalo came back to Division I-A football in 1999, they embarked on a journey of countless losses. Whereas Nick Saban will always be Alabama's defensive backs coach in a wink-wink way, Lincoln Riley is actually Oklahoma's quarterbacks coach -- it says so right there on his bio. From 2016 to the present day, this is the No. If this were 2013, when Mack Brown was hobbling to the end of his very successful stint as the head coach of Texas, theres no way he would be this high. To put this list together, we gathered feedback from a combination of head coaches, coordinators, team officials, etc., around college football after asking them about position coaches whom they expect to be in line for bigger jobs this next coaching cycle or at some point in the near future. Ron Dugans, Florida State -- $450,00015. He went on to be selected in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. When we ranked Power Five college football coaches last year, there wasn't much change in the top 25. Brennan Marion is one of the bright young minds in college football. Jul 6, 2021 Replying to @BigGameBoomer Lmao another ranking where you disrespect Clemson. They have played in 10 under Fitzgerald. -- Junior Adams was Washington's original wide receivers coach on Kalen DeBoer's new staff, at $500,000 per year. Helped Rutgers tie for second in the Big Ten with 19 takeaways last season,almost double what the Scarlet Knights tallied in 2019 (10) despite playing four fewer games. The Chanticleers head coach goes into this season looking for a shot at back-to-back Sun Belt titles. Tyler Grisham is a top 5, maybe top 3, WR coach in the entire country. The first three used the Bearcats as a stepping stone for Power Five jobs, but Fickell has outlasted each of them and now goes into his fifth season. Has worked with coaches such as Syracuse coach Dino Babers, Orange offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert and Kent State coach Sean Lewis. We are now in Position 8 of 9 in our series examining the highest-paid position coaches in college football, and for just the second time we've found a position where the low end does not hit the $400,000 mark. Has been a catalyst in Ohio State building whats regarded as the nations best wide receiver unit entering the 2021 season. In July, he secured a commitment from four-star 2022 running back Nicholas Singleton, while also teaming with offensive line coach Phil Trautwein to land five-star 2023 offensive lineman Alex Birchmeier. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe.